Rembrandt soft pastel is a reference in the discipline, recognized for the smoothness of its application and the richness of its pigmentation. Each colour is available in multiple values, from lightest to darkest, making it possible to work gradients and transitions using sticks of the same hue rather than mixing different colours together. This is an approach specific to dry pastel: unlike paint, colours are not mixed on a palette but layered and blended directly on the paper. Buying individual sticks allows for replacing exactly the sticks that have been used up, or completing a palette with the missing values of a given hue. Themed sets by tonal family offer a targeted entry into the range for those who want to explore a particular colour family. For the full Rembrandt range, visit Rembrandt.